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Dzhokhar Dudayev

Dzhokhar Dudayev

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Chechen–Ingush land swap sparks protests in Ingushetia
Chechen-Ingush Land Deal

Chechen–Ingush land swap sparks protests in Ingushetia

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A land swap signed on Wednesday between the Russian republics of Ingushetia and Chechnya has sparked protests in Ingushetia, as details of the agreement have remained secret. The leaders of the two republics hailed the agreement as an end to a long-running land dispute. The heads of the two republics said the deal would bring an end to a dispute that reignited after the fall of Soviet Union. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Chechnya fought two wars of independence with Russia, while authoritie

Chechen ‘invasion’ sparks outrage in Ingushetia
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Chechen ‘invasion’ sparks outrage in Ingushetia

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Allegations of a Chechen ‘invasion’ of Ingushetia sparked outrage from Ingush social media users last week, after a photo emerged online purporting to show a Chechen official raising a flag in an Ingush village. Work on a remote mountain road in Chechnya near the border with Ingushetia has revived a territorial dispute between the two republics. According to Magomed Yalkharo, a Chechen whose ancestors came from the area in question and who visited the area in August, the road is being built

A third Chechen war is inevitable. The only question is when [Opinion]
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A third Chechen war is inevitable. The only question is when [Opinion]

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After enduring two bloody wars and under the extreme authoritarian rule of Ramzan Kadyrov, many in the Kremlin and beyond believe that Chechnya has been pacified. However, after 300 years of resistance, few in Chechnya doubt that the struggle against Russia will continue. The eighth of March marked the 12th anniversary of the death of Aslan Maskhadov. Maskhadov was the president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria — the Chechen secessionist government which emerged following the breakup

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